Afternoon Briefing: City Council Makes Big Moves

by Natalia Chi February 2, 2023, 6:27 am 1.6k Views

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed 15-year deal with Commonwealth Edison was temporarily blocked today.

The postponement comes amid concerns that such a monumental agreement should be decided after the upcoming city council elections.

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On December 21, 2022, land was cleared for the Norfolk Southern expansion near Normal Boulevard, south of 59th Street. (E. Jason Wamsgans/Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago City Council has been on the move for years over the acquisition of hundreds of homes in one of Chicago’s hardest-hit neighborhoods, despite local grievances, including those representing the area. Approved the expansion of the railroad that has been declining. Please check this out for details.

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A customer speaks to a bartender at the United Center in Chicago on January 23, 2023. (Terence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

About 650 concessions, United Center food and beverage workers, voted to approve the strike, according to their union, Unite Here Local 1. Please check this out for details.

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Chicago Sky Guards Courtney Vanderslaught (left) and Allie Quigley (14) take the bench against the Connecticut Sun in the 3rd quarter during Game 2 of the WNBA Semifinals Round at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on August 31, 2022. I'm talking in — Chicago Sky Guards Courtney Vanderslaught (left) and Allie Quigley (14) take the bench against the Connecticut Sun in the 3rd quarter during Game 2 of the WNBA Semifinals Round at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on August 31, 2022. I’m talking in (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

The WNBA’s free agency officially opens today. Chicago Sky could soon be a completely different team. Please check this out for details.

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Dave Bautista, Abby Quinn, and Nikki Amuka-Bird Play M. Night Shyamalan's Apocalypse Predicting Stranger "Knock on the cabin." — Dave Bautista, Abby Quinn, and Nikki Amuka-Bird play an apocalyptic-predicting stranger in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin.” (Universal Pictures)

“Knock at the Cabin” is truly a load — 100 minutes of raucousness intended as a steadily growing horror and anti-apocalyptic seminar, writes Michael Phillips. Please check this out for details.

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U.S. Secret Service agents in front of Joe Biden's home on Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, January 12, 2021. — U.S. Secret Service agents outside Joe Biden’s home in Delaware on January 12, 2021. (Shannon McNaught/AP)

The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, but found no classified documents, the president’s attorney said. Please check this out for details.

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